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Word for Word: The Bible
Word for Word: The Bible is a simple invitation to read the Bible from beginning to end — carefully, faithfully, and without shortcuts. For the first time, I’m reading the Bible cover to cover, in canonical order from Genesis to Revelation, and inviting others to join me in the journey. This podcast isn’t a sermon, a debate, or a commentary. It’s a daily practice of slowing down, paying attention, and allowing Scripture to speak for itself. Each episode follows a steady, consistent rhythm. We…
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From Corruption to Revival: A Wicked King Falls & Hezekiah Restores the Temple | 2 Chronicles 27–29
Welcome to Day 122 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Chronicles chapters 27–29, where the story of Judah moves through three very…
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When Pride Destroys Kings: From Faithfulness to Downfall | 2 Chronicles 24–26
Welcome to Day 121 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Chronicles chapters 24–26, continuing the story of Judah’s kings and the recurring…
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When the Battle Isn’t Yours: God Fights, Kingdoms Fall, and a Hidden King Rises | 2 Chronicles 20–23
Welcome to Day 120 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Chronicles chapters 20–23, where we see one of the most powerful displays of God’s…
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When Wisdom Fails: A King’s Alliance Leads to Disaster | 2 Chronicles 17–19
Welcome to Day 119 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Chronicles chapters 17–19, continuing the story of King Jehoshaphat and his…
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He Trusted God, Until He Didn’t: The Tragic Shift of King Asa | 2 Chronicles 14–16
Welcome to Day 118 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Chronicles chapters 14–16, where we follow the reign of King Asa of Judah—a story…
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When Faithfulness Costs Everything: Division, Idols, and God’s Deliverance | 2 Chronicles 11–13
Welcome to Day 117 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Chronicles chapters 11–13, where the reality of a divided kingdom begins to unfold…
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When Leaders Fail: Wisdom Lost and a Nation Divided | 2 Chronicles 7–10
Welcome to Day 116 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Chronicles chapters 7–10, where we see both the height of Solomon’s reign and the…
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The Day God Filled the Temple: Glory, Worship, and Solomon’s Prayer | 2 Chronicles 4–6
Welcome to Day 115 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Chronicles chapters 4–6, where the construction of the temple reaches its…
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The King Who Chose Wisdom: Solomon’s Rise and the Temple Begins | 2 Chronicles 1–3
Welcome to Day 114 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Chronicles chapters 1–3, where Solomon begins his reign as king and establishes the…
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The Final Charge of David: Solomon Crowned and the Temple Prepared | 1 Chronicles 27–29
Welcome to Day 113 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Chronicles chapters 27–29, bringing us to the conclusion of the book and the final…
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Building God’s House: David Organizes Worship, Priests, and the Temple | 1 Chronicles 23–26
Welcome to Day 112 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Chronicles chapters 23–26, where the focus shifts to David’s final preparations for…
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When Pride Brings Judgment: David’s Census, Repentance, and the Future Temple | 1 Chronicles 20–22
Welcome to Day 111 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Chronicles chapters 20–22, where David’s reign continues with both victory and…
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God’s Covenant with David: A Promise That Lasts Forever | 1 Chronicles 17–19
Welcome to Day 110 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Chronicles chapters 17–19, where the story of David reaches a defining moment—one…
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The Ark Returns: David Restores Worship and Seeks God’s Presence | 1 Chronicles 14–16
Welcome to Day 109 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Chronicles chapters 14–16, where David’s kingdom continues to grow stronger and…
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The Death of Saul and the Rise of David: God Establishes a New King | 1 Chronicles 10–13
Welcome to Day 108 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Chronicles chapters 10–13, where the story shifts from the end of Saul’s reign to…
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From Exile to Identity: God Restores His People and Their Place | 1 Chronicles 7–9
Welcome to Day 107 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Chronicles chapters 7–9, continuing through the genealogies of Israel and arriving…
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From Jabez to the Priests: God’s Purpose in Every Generation | 1 Chronicles 4–6
Welcome to Day 106 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Chronicles 4–6, continuing through the genealogies of Israel’s tribes and…
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From Adam to David: The Genealogy That Tells God’s Unbroken Story | 1 Chronicles 1–3
Welcome to Day 105 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Chronicles chapters 1–3, where the book of Chronicles begins by tracing the story…
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The Fall of Jerusalem: A Nation Collapses and Hope Remains | 2 Kings 22–25
Welcome to Day 104 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Kings chapters 22–25, as the kingdom of Judah reaches its final turning point and…
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When Nations Fall: Hezekiah Prays, God Delivers, and Judah Turns Again | 2 Kings 19–21
Welcome to Day 103 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Kings chapters 19–21, as Judah faces a moment of extreme crisis, experiences…
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The Fall of Israel: Exile, Judgment, and a King Who Turned Back to God | 2 Kings 16–18
Welcome to Day 102 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Kings chapters 16–18, where the northern kingdom of Israel reaches its breaking…
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The Rise and Fall of Kings: Chaos, Judgment, and God’s Mercy | 2 Kings 13–15
Welcome to Day 101 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Kings chapters 13–15, as the story of Israel and Judah continues through a pattern…
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Judgment and Restoration: Jehu’s Violence and Joash Rebuilds the Temple | 2 Kings 10–12
Welcome to Day 100 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Kings chapters 10–12, as a time of violent upheaval in Israel contrasts with a…
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When God Turns the Tide: Famine Ends, Kings Fall, and Jehu Rises | 2 Kings 7–9
Welcome to Day 99 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Kings chapters 7–9, where a time of deep famine and uncertainty gives way to sudden…
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Miracles and Mercy: Oil Multiplied, the Dead Raised, and Nations Shaken | 2 Kings 4–6
Welcome to Day 98 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Kings chapters 4–6, as Elisha’s ministry continues to unfold through a series of…
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Fire from Heaven and a Prophet’s Rise: Elijah’s Exit and Elisha’s Beginning | 2 Kings 1–3
Welcome to Day 97 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Kings chapters 1–3, as the ministry of Elijah comes to a dramatic close and Elisha…
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When Faith Falters: Elijah’s Despair, Ahab’s Sin, and a King’s Fall | 1 Kings 19–22
Welcome to Day 96 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Kings chapters 19–22, as Elijah moves from a moment of victory into deep…
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Fire on the Mountain: Elijah Confronts False Gods and Calls Israel Back | 1 Kings 15–18
Welcome to Day 95 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Kings chapters 15–18, continuing through a critical stretch in Israel’s history as…
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The Kingdom Breaks Apart: Rehoboam’s Failure and Jeroboam’s Rise | 1 Kings 12–14
Welcome to Day 94 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Kings chapters 12–14, where the united kingdom of Israel divides and a major turning…
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The Rise and Fall of Solomon: Wisdom, Wealth, and a Divided Heart | 1 Kings 9–11
Welcome to Day 93 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Kings chapters 9–11, where Solomon’s reign reaches its height in wisdom, wealth, and…
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A House for the Lord: Solomon Builds the Temple and Dedicates It to God | 1 Kings 5–8
Welcome to Day 92 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Kings chapters 5–8, as Solomon begins and completes the construction of the temple—a…
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The Battle for the Throne: Solomon Crowned and a Kingdom Secured | 1 Kings 1–4
Welcome to Day 91 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Kings chapters 1–4, as the reign of King David comes to a close and a new chapter…
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David’s Final Words and Fatal Mistake: A Kingdom’s Costly Lesson | 2 Samuel 23–24
Welcome to Day 90 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Samuel chapters 23–24, bringing David’s story to a reflective and powerful…
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A Kingdom in Turmoil: Sheba’s Rebellion and David’s Song of Deliverance | 2 Samuel 20–22
Welcome to Day 89 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Samuel chapters 20–22, as David’s kingdom faces renewed division, unresolved…
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A Son’s Rebellion, A Father’s Grief: Absalom’s Fall and David’s Return | 2 Samuel 16–19
Welcome to Day 88 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Samuel chapters 16–19, as Absalom’s rebellion reaches its climax and David’s kingdom…
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A House Divided: Sin, Revenge, and Rebellion in David’s Family | 2 Samuel 13–15
Welcome to Day 87 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Samuel chapters 13–15, where the consequences of David’s past sin begin to surface…
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The Fall of a King’s Heart: David, Bathsheba, and a Prophet’s Rebuke | 2 Samuel 10–12
Welcome to Day 86 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Samuel chapters 10–12, where David’s kingdom continues to expand through military…
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God’s Promise to David: A Kingdom Established Forever | 2 Samuel 7–9
Welcome to Day 85 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Samuel chapters 7–9, as David’s kingdom is established in strength and God reveals a…
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The Rise of a King: David Unites Israel and Brings the Ark to Jerusalem | 2 Samuel 3–6
Welcome to Day 84 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 2 Samuel chapters 3–6, as the divided kingdom of Israel is finally brought together…
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When the King Falls: David Mourns Saul and a Divided Kingdom Begins | 2 Samuel 1–2
Welcome to Day 83 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 2 Samuel chapters 1–2, marking a major transition in Israel’s history. Saul is dead…
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The Fall of a King: Saul’s Final Night and David’s Rising Faith | 1 Samuel 28–31
Welcome to Day 82 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we cover 1 Samuel chapters 28–31, bringing Saul’s reign to its dramatic and tragic conclusion…
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Wisdom Stops a Bloodbath: Abigail, David, and King Saul Spared Again | 1 Samuel 25–27
Welcome to Day 81 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 1 Samuel chapters 25–27, where David faces moments that test his judgment, restraint…
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David Spares His Enemy: Mercy in the Cave and Saul’s Darkest Act | 1 Samuel 22–24
Welcome to Day 80 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 1 Samuel chapters 22–24, where David lives as a fugitive while Saul relentlessly…
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Hunted by a King: David Flees, Jonathan Risks Everything | 1 Samuel 19–21
Welcome to Day 79 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 1 Samuel chapters 19–21, where Saul’s jealousy fully turns into action and David is…
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The Shepherd Becomes a Warrior: David, Goliath, and a King’s Jealousy | 1 Samuel 16–18
Welcome to Day 78 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 1 Samuel chapters 16–18, where God chooses David, a young shepherd from Bethlehem, to…
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Obedience Over Sacrifice: Saul’s Rise and Fall Begins | 1 Samuel 13–15
Welcome to Day 77 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 1 Samuel chapters 13–15, where Saul’s leadership is tested and his pattern of…
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Israel Gets Its King: Saul Chosen, Tested, and a Nation Warned | 1 Samuel 10–12
Welcome to Day 76 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 1 Samuel chapters 10–12, where Saul is publicly revealed as Israel’s first king, steps…
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Israel Demands a King: The Warning, the Rejection, and the Rise of Saul | 1 Samuel 7–9
Welcome to Day 75 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 1 Samuel chapters 7–9. After the return of the ark, Samuel leads Israel into a moment…
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When the Ark Was Captured: Israel’s Defeat and God’s Power Over the Philistines | 1 Samuel 4–6
Welcome to Day 74 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 1 Samuel chapters 4–6. Israel suffers a devastating defeat against the Philistines, the…
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Hannah’s Prayer and God’s Answer: The Birth and Calling of Samuel | 1 Samuel 1–3
Welcome to Day 73 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read 1 Samuel chapters 1–3, where the story of Samuel begins and Israel moves from the…
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Loyalty That Changed History: Ruth, Boaz, and the Line of David | Ruth 1–4
In this episode, we read Ruth chapters 1–4, the complete story of Ruth. Set during the time of the judges, this short but powerful book shifts the focus from…
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A Nation at War with Itself: Judgment, Mercy, and Israel’s Darkest Civil War | Judges 20–21
Welcome to Day 71 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read Judges chapters 20–21, the sobering conclusion to the book of Judges. After the…
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When Israel Lost Its Way: Idolatry, Violence, and a Nation Without a King | Judges 17–19
Welcome to Day 70 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read Judges chapters 17–19, a sobering section near the end of the book that reveals how far…
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Samson and Delilah: Strength, Betrayal, and the Fall of Israel’s Strongest Judge | Judges 14–16
Welcome to Day 69 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read Judges chapters 14–16, the dramatic account of Samson, one of the most well-known and…
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A Tragic Vow and a Promised Deliverer: Jephthah and the Birth of Samson | Judges 11–13
Welcome to Day 68 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read Judges chapters 11–13. The book of Judges continues to reveal the repeated cycle that…
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Gideon’s 300 and a Nation’s Drift: Victory, Idols, and the Rise of Abimelek | Judges 7–10
Welcome to Day 67 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read Judges chapters 7–10, where Gideon’s story reaches its dramatic victory and the…
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Deborah, Gideon, and the God Who Delivers | Judges 4–6
Welcome to Day 66 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read Judges chapters 4–6, where God raises unexpected leaders to deliver Israel during a…
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When Israel Turned Away: Sin, Deliverance, and the First Judges | Judges 1–3
Welcome to Day 65 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we begin the Book of Judges by reading Judges chapters 1–3. After the death of Joshua, Israel…
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As for Me and My House: Joshua’s Final Challenge to Israel | Joshua 22–24
Welcome to Day 64 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read Joshua chapters 22–24, bringing us to the conclusion of the book of Joshua. After years…
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Not One Promise Failed: God’s Faithfulness Fulfilled | Joshua 18–21
Welcome to Day 63 of Word for Word: The Bible. In this episode, we read Joshua chapters 18–21, where the remaining tribes receive their inheritance, the cities…